The BIM to Field Alliance was founded in order to provide architects, engineers, contractors, sub-contractors, and building owners a comprehensive, trustworthy, and collaborative single-source for information regarding the notion of extending BIM data to the field.

Putting the “I” in BIM

Contractors across the industry are being bombarded with the buzzword “BIM,” but what does it truly mean? What are the current implications of adopting Building Information Modeling into your Design-Build business plan? What are the future implications and are you, your team and your infrastructure ready?

“I would recommend that you invest now, do some smaller projects, while the market is slower, or you will be further behind when things pick up again. We’re using the best BIM products the industry offers and seeing the benefits on the projects we are building today,” notes Brett Endres, Technical Services Manager for Washington-based University Mechanical Contractors, Inc.

BIM is much more than a 3-D drawing. BIM is a powerful process that involves synchronizing data (information) and rethinking the way you’re Read More >

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After many years of development, Building Information Modelling (BIM) is starting to achieve significant penetration into the building sector of the construction industry.Laing O’Rourke’s engineering team have around 40...